Cooperative Education

Professional Cooperative Education is part of a student's learning experience. The overall goal of the cooperative experience for the
student is to apply education and training in a work environment and to enhance student employability options. Upon successful completion
the student receives credit for the experience.

Each student and cooperative experience location is unique; therefore, a special contract must be developed for each one. The content and
process of the experience will be determined mutually by the work site and the student. The student is required to be an understudy to a
professional, solve problems as assigned, and produce products of value to the organization.

Credit for the cooperative experience is based on a minimum of 33 hours of work per academic credit. Classroom teaching will not be required,
but the student must meet with his or her instructor once a week.

Three people are involved in a Cooperative Education Experience:

The Intern - primarily responsible for identifying and completing experiences relevant to professional development
and to see that all course requirements are accounted for and submitted on time.

The Supervisor - in the organization in which the internship is performed-provides instructional supervision as the
intern practices various skills.

The Instructor - secures the internship, evaluates the experience, and posts a grade. All work submitted for grading
must be typed using a professional format and correct English usage.

During the initial stages of your professional education, you should decide what type of internship you want and need, where it should take place,
how much and what kind of practice you need, and whether it should be supplemented by other course work.

Your instructor will provide guidance, help you register for the class, and assist with the internship placement.

These activities should be done before the quarter begins

For Example a Student Might:

develop a new instructional program or update an existing program in a corporation

work with a form of experiential education in a factory-training situation-learning skills required of a training coordinator

work with an administrator in a technical college-read policy papers and operations correspondence, attend staff/faculty meetings, work on various projects and assist the staff in a variety of ways

perform research work in a community college-conducting a needs survey, follow-up study, employer survey, or a cost benefit analysis

develop media in a proprietary school-learning skills such as storyboarding, scripting, photography, artwork, and equipment operation, and/or more general knowledge about media development processes, learning resource center operation

work as a counselor in a government training program such as Job Corp-practicing vocational advisement, explaining job finding/ keeping, providing personal/social counseling, learning to interact in a helping manner with people

Proposal

A statement describing how the Cooperative Education Experience will contribute to your personal/professional
development. How will it be beneficial to the business or institution where you are serving the internship

A list of (minimal five) objectives-must be product and/or service based

A description of the proposed assignments, duties, and activities necessary to complete the Cooperative
ducation Experience. They must be aligned with the objectives.

Describe how you and/or those on the Cooperative Education Experience site may use your experience
and resulting products in the future.